Confessions of an Orchid Addict Whats the attraction? Beauty Color Romance Mystery Unusual forms Pin-head to dinner-plate size flowers When you grow orchids in New Hampshire, you have the illusion of the tropics all year. Our first orchid free from disease no signs of pests has the genetic ability to grow strongly under average conditions Instant gratifications ok, but whatever satisfies your craving, plant should be An OA is patient, a little risque, and always prepared for the unexpected Orchid Family Tree Genus species/Grex (hybrid) Cultivar/Clonal Name Awards, if any Parents, if hybrid When, Where, How Much Photo Cymbidium Peter Pan Greensleeves HCC/AOS ensifolium x Miretta 1988, Shaws Supermarket, $19.99 Cymbidium ensifolium Aerangis brachycarpa Joanna CHM/AOS Why Have a Grex/Hybrid Name? Identifies all off-spring of same two parents Registered Grex name validates AOS awards Anyone can propose name if she made cross or was first to flower the hybrid International Registration Authority at RHS publishes Sanders Listing Aerangis Manis Star V. ADT Ascocenda Kinikia (easier name to pronounce than its parents Rakpaibulsombat x Yip Sum Wah) Other Database Info Temp, light, water requirements Repotting, Division Dates Special media used Feeding info Insect prevention and/or treatment Bloom Cycle with number of flowers per inflorescence, etc. Awards to our plants Did I say Death? Most orchids are killed by acts of kindness rather than through neglect Ideal Day/Night temperatures Cool: 68 50 Intermediate: Warm: 86 68 Whos got the best advice? Read all that you can about your orchids Talk to people at your local orchid society Dont be afraid to ask questions and listen to what people say about their experiences Experiment with a plant or two before trying something new on your whole collection What works for me MAY NOT work for you How far will this OA Go? Size doesnt matter does it? This object of my addiction tells me it needs a bigger greenhouse! Ascocenda Dong Tarn Robert AM/AOS Ascocenda Udomchai Orange Crush Ascocentrum pusillum Brassavola tuberculata Cymbidium Devon Odyssey den. speciosum calypso ls colorful Oncidium Sharry Baby red pepper pat delight hildos canfield Vanda Darres Golden Heritage Vanda denisoniana